The workshop blog
Blog
What you ask us on the phone, answered here so it's useful to more people.
-
Self-feed hopper, app-controlled or programmable feeder: what a dog that lives outdoors needs
Who decides the serving, what happens with several dogs and with mice, and which of the three feeders suits a dog that lives outdoors.
-
Guard dogs and farm dogs: how to organise their feeding in the countryside with no mains power
Where and how often a guard dog that lives with the flock should eat, how to keep its food away from the livestock, and which feeder works with no mains power.
-
Several dogs on a smallholding, in a breeding kennel or in a pack: how to organise mealtimes
With several dogs, the hard part isn't how much dry food to put out but making sure each one eats its own share, in peace and on time. Here's how to organise it.
-
How to store your dog's dry food: damp, heat and 15 kg sacks
Opened dry food spoils with heat, damp and air. How to store a 15 kg sack so it keeps well right to the last day.
-
How many times a day should a dog eat? And what to do if it eats too fast
Two feeds for an adult dog, three or four for a puppy, and more spread out if it's large or eats greedily: what vets recommend.
-
How to feed a hunting dog before, during and after the season
More energy in season, a change of food with weeks to spare, meals well away from exertion, and back to the usual serving when it's over.
-
Comederos automáticos para perros
Comederos automáticos para perros Producan. Automatiza la alimentación de tus animales con Comederos Automáticos Producan
-
The feeder in winter: rain, damp and dry food kept right
Why dry food clumps when it takes on damp, what IP65 certification really means, and where it's best to put the hopper.
-
An automatic dog feeder doesn't replace a person
What a programmable feeder does solve, what it doesn't, and what the rules in Spain, Italy, France and Germany say about leaving a dog alone.
-
How much dry food does a large dog eat a day?
A guide table of grams of dry food a day for dogs from 20 to 50 kg, how many 15 kg sacks they get through a month, and why the 2% rule overshoots.